Plus apparently part of it caught fire after water caused a generator to short circuit.

__________________"Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard

Ian McCulloch the U2 fan:
"Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat."
"And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth."

When I saw a similar pic on the Courier Mail website today, I swear most of the office heard me wail "but I was there only a month ago!!!!!, arrrgggghhhhh!!!!"

Haven't heard back from my friend (who came with me to U2) since this morning, when she texted that the power had been cut off. I have another friend who lives in an apartment block in Toowong, where the water was chest high on the footpath this morning. I imagine she's not going anywhere in a hurry...

Where are Brisbane gonna play their remaining matches? Hope it drains in time for the A-League final, which Brisbane are very likely to host, as they have been far and away the best side in the league this season.

The thing with the floods is that while the bushfire just ripped through Victoria and did it's damage there and then, the floods are likely to be more lastingly devastating, particularly with the potential for all sorts of disease to be floating around.

I have been very (and surprisingly) impressed by the QLD government through all of this, everything's been done in a very professional and effective matter. It really could have turned out a lot more disastrous without good leadership. Hopefully there are no major deadly disease outbreaks in the coming weeks.

Apparently my old street in St Lucia was one of the worst hit in that neck of the woods.

__________________"Mediocrity is never so dangerous as when it is dressed up as sincerity." - Søren Kierkegaard

Ian McCulloch the U2 fan:
"Who buys U2 records anyway? It's just music for plumbers and bricklayers. Bono, what a slob. You'd think with all that climbing about he does, he'd look real fit and that. But he's real fat, y'know. Reminds me of a soddin' mountain goat."
"And as for Bono, he needs a colostomy bag for his mouth."

Well it appears parts of Vic are fucked now; but at least there's no more rain predicted. And thank god because if it rained steadily again we'd be fucked because we're literally 15-20 meters from floodplains. The Werribee river has "burst its banks" in some parts.